Title XVIII—Emergency Communications
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Title XVIII—Emergency Communications is a section of U.S. homeland security legislation that establishes and governs federal programs and structures for coordinating and improving emergency communications capabilities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chapter 10 – Public Safety Communications | 1 |
| Title XVIII—Emergency Communications canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1746044 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Title XVIII—Emergency Communications Context triple: [Public Law 107-296, containsTitle, Title XVIII—Emergency Communications]
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A.
Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program
The Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program is a federal funding initiative that supports state and local efforts to improve and coordinate emergency communications systems among first responders.
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B.
Office of Interoperable and Emergency Communications
The Office of Interoperable and Emergency Communications is a New York State government office responsible for coordinating and improving public safety communications and emergency response interoperability across agencies and jurisdictions.
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C.
Emergency Communications Division
The Emergency Communications Division is a component of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency responsible for ensuring reliable, interoperable communications for emergency responders and public safety partners.
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D.
Article XVIII
Article XVIII is a provision of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide that addresses the treaty’s procedural or final clauses within the framework of international law.
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E.
Title 18 of the United States Code
Title 18 of the United States Code is the primary body of federal criminal law in the United States, defining crimes and criminal procedures at the national level.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Title XVIII—Emergency Communications Target entity description: Title XVIII—Emergency Communications is a section of U.S. homeland security legislation that establishes and governs federal programs and structures for coordinating and improving emergency communications capabilities.
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A.
Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program
The Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program is a federal funding initiative that supports state and local efforts to improve and coordinate emergency communications systems among first responders.
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B.
Office of Interoperable and Emergency Communications
The Office of Interoperable and Emergency Communications is a New York State government office responsible for coordinating and improving public safety communications and emergency response interoperability across agencies and jurisdictions.
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C.
Emergency Communications Division
The Emergency Communications Division is a component of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency responsible for ensuring reliable, interoperable communications for emergency responders and public safety partners.
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D.
Article XVIII
Article XVIII is a provision of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide that addresses the treaty’s procedural or final clauses within the framework of international law.
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E.
Title 18 of the United States Code
Title 18 of the United States Code is the primary body of federal criminal law in the United States, defining crimes and criminal procedures at the national level.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of U.S. homeland security legislation
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title of federal statute ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve information sharing during emergencies
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reduce communications failures during disasters ⓘ standardize emergency communications practices ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
emergency communications
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interoperable communications ⓘ public safety communications ⓘ |
| beneficiaries |
emergency response providers
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general public during emergencies ⓘ state and local public safety agencies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| establishes |
federal structures for emergency communications governance
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programs to support interoperable emergency communications ⓘ requirements for assessing emergency communications capabilities ⓘ requirements for planning emergency communications ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
continuity of communications during emergencies
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coordination among federal, state, local, and tribal governments ⓘ coordination with emergency response providers ⓘ reliability of emergency communications systems ⓘ resiliency of emergency communications systems ⓘ |
| governs |
coordination of emergency communications policy at the federal level
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support for state and local emergency communications planning ⓘ |
| implementedBy | federal homeland security authorities ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| legalNature | statutory framework for emergency communications ⓘ |
| partOf | Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to coordinate and improve emergency communications capabilities
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to enhance interoperability among emergency response providers ⓘ to establish federal programs for emergency communications ⓘ |
| regulates |
federal emergency communications programs
ⓘ
structures for coordinating emergency communications ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
disaster response
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emergency preparedness ⓘ homeland security ⓘ public safety ⓘ |
| sector |
homeland security
ⓘ
public safety communications policy ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Title XVIII—Emergency Communications Description of subject: Title XVIII—Emergency Communications is a section of U.S. homeland security legislation that establishes and governs federal programs and structures for coordinating and improving emergency communications capabilities.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chapter 10 – Public Safety Communications